Why the study?
Does cocaine abuse precipitate life-threatening acute cardiac events?
Population
26 patients (7 new cases, 19 previously reported) with cocaine-related cardiovascular disorders
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Clinicians should consider cocaine in unexplained cardiac events regardless of route; leaves open population-level risk from case-level data.
Does cocaine abuse precipitate life-threatening acute cardiac events?
Nonintravenous recreational cocaine use can precipitate life-threatening cardiac events such as myocardial infarction and sudden death, even in individuals without underlying heart disease.
Isner et al. (1986) studied this question.
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